Casting Call for Performance at CAM

Allyson — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:36:38 GMT

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/12553705[/vimeo] Auditions: February 2 and 3, 2012 Performance: February 15, 2012 / 6:00 pm A visual artist and a choreographer are collaborating to create a performance piece based on chess. We are looking for both men and women who are interested in playing with boundaries and restrictions in movement through costume, space, and abstract boundaries. Thirty-two movers are needed from diverse technical backgrounds to embody the roles of the various chess pieces. Must be a team player due to the large number of people involved. The cast will rehearse for two weeks, 5 days a week. The artist is looking for both trained and untrained performers. The performance will take place at CAM on

Becoming One with Hiroshi Sugimoto's 'Sea of Buddha'

Amy — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:57:51 GMT

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/33242728[/vimeo] Raheem Thorpe, a Staging actor, talks about Sugimoto's Sea of Buddha and how he feels about being back at the Pulitzer since being part of Staging Old Masters. by Amy Broadway, Interim PR Coordinator One of the main goals of Staging workshops is that the actors personally connect with the artworks in Reflections of the Buddha. The company will craft and perform scenes in the spring based on musings about the stars of the exhibition, such as Prince Shotoku, the giant sculpture of a left hand, or perhaps Oscar Munoz's

Best of 2011 / Chief Curator Dominic Molon and frieze

Allyson — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:17:07 GMT
Frieze Magazine asked a number of artists, curators, critics, and frieze contributors for their picks of the Best of 2011. CAM's very own Chief Curator Dominic Molon was among those chosen. Find out which art happenings, sports moment, impromptu a cappella performance, and more made Dominic's list. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mC5rihPXNiY[/youtube] 1. Karla Black’s Scottish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale Following Martin Boyce’s virtuoso installation in this space in 2009 would have been a mighty prospect for any artist, but Black’s go-for-broke distribution of material textures, fragrances, surfaces and colours within seemingly every corner of the space made for a spectacularly transcendent and...

Healing Aspects of 'Four Mandalas'

Sydney — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 21:58:49 GMT
by Sydney Norton, Curatorial Assistant Four Mandalas (dkyil‘khor), 18th century; Tibet; thangka; colors on cotton, mounted on silk brocade; 31¾ x 24 in.; The Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri, Bequest of Joseph H. Heil, 74‑36 /16 Our next Frame of Reference is tomorrow at 2pm. Please stop by the Pulitzer to listen to Miao Han, director of the Fo Guang Shan St. Louis Buddhist Center, talk about Standing Buddha Amitābha (Amida Nyōrai) in the...

Art Basel Miami Beach / Chief Curator Dominic Molon

Dominic — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:13:29 GMT
The 10th iteration of Art Basel Miami Beach (ABMB for short throughout)—which has now become a fixture on the art world’s calendar and another source of civic pride for a city better known for basketball teams and beaches—showed the fair settling into its status as the premier commercial exposition for contemporary art in the United States. Since its first appearance in 2002, ABMB has inspired the development of satellite fairs—among the most prominent being the NADA (New Art Dealers Association) fair. It has also been aided by various entities and individuals in Miami “stepping up their game” with the opening or expansion of public spaces devoted to private collections or curated exhibitions—the de la Cruz Collection, World Class Boxing, the Cisneros Foundation, and the...

'Staging Reflections of the Buddha' (voices from the company)…

Lisa — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:21:33 GMT
The actors have been busily learning, creating, and sharing through a variety of ways. Recently, the company created haiku inspired by the workshops, the building, and the exhibition. It’s important to note that the word company actually includes staff, too, and another valued returning staff member from Staging Old Masters is Rosemary Watts, our stage manager. For those of you who have worked in theatre productions, you know just how valuable a good stage manager is. S/he is the “mom” of the group, loosely translated into the heart, the note-taker, the conscience, the observer, and the consummate model and teacher for company behavior. Rosemary asked to share haiku she wrote to describe the group process.

Art Basel Miami Beach / Assistant Curator Kelly Shindler

Kelly — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:05:34 GMT
Traveling to Miami in December was a whirlwind of a research trip/scouting expedition for CAM, involving seeing as much art as possible in a mere four days. During this frenetic visit, in which each new art experience threatened to overtake the one prior (in keeping with the old psychology adage about the "magic number seven,” or our ability to store seven chunks of information within our short-term memory), I took copious notes bookmarking what I found to be the most memorable booths and artworks, of which, for our curatorial purposes, there were fortunately many. Here is a shortlist that will surely inspire our work at CAM in the coming months and beyond. Art Basel Miami Beach • Overduin & Kite’s gorgeous, pastel-hued booth — one of my...

Getting to Know the Actors

Lisa — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:39:28 GMT
Tony Wagner, Actor, in the Watercourt; photograph by Sevda Safarova With Staging Reflections of the Buddha we are fortunate to have some very talented program staff members who were also part of Staging Old Masters. Among these returning members Maggie Ginestra, who wears multiple hats in this project. Her post today represents a very special role–that of biographer and recorder of the life accomplishments of our actors and...

Misterios de Mayo Branding Featured in Print Magazine

Allyson — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:46:03 GMT
Congratulations to Toky Branding + Design on yet another recognition for the amazing work they did on branding CAM's Misterios de Mayo event series. This time their design genius was featured in the December issue of Print as one of the top 421 pieces from the past year. Every year since 1981, Print has taken a snapshot of American design with the Regional Design Annual. For the 31st edition, they assembled a team of judges—Kim Bost, of The New York Times; Brigitta Bungard, of the Museum of Modern Art; Joshua Darden, of the Darden Studio; Michael Freimuth, of Sagmeister Inc.; John...

Being is Open to Change

Amy — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:37:03 GMT
by Carianne Noga, Programs and Gallery Assistant Over the past few months, I have had the pleasure and fortune of becoming acquainted with many members of the Buddhist Council of Greater St. Louis. They have generously and enthusiastically shared their time and energy with the Pulitzer in developing and facilitating many aspects of the diverse programming for Reflections of the Buddha. In particular, I have been working with several local Buddhist groups affiliated with the Council, to coordinate the Pulitzer's phenomenally successful meditation series. Not knowing how incredibly popular this series would turn out to be, each week has brought its own set of challenges. The first week was very exciting for all of us planning...

Brad Cloepfil Designs the Clyfford Still Museum

Maria — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:23:29 GMT

Congratulations to CAM's architect, Brad Cloepfil, on the opening of his newest architectural endeavor - the Clyfford Still Museum in Denver, CO. Cloepfil, Founding Principal of Allied Works Architecture, designed a big, horizontal concrete box with a cantilevered entrance and a glass-walled first floor for a cost of $15.5 million. Click here to read an article from The Kansas City Star for more...

The story unfolds for "Goddess of Compassion"

Elise — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 21:35:33 GMT
by Elise Johnson, Assistant Registrar One of the works included in Reflections of the Buddha is an accordion-fold scroll on loan from Harvard Art Museums. This gorgeous manuscript focuses on the bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara, commonly known as the “Goddess of Compassion". The text and images within the scroll illustrate the calamities and dangers from which the deity will save any worshipper who cries out her name, as well as the diverse forms that Avalokiteśvara can take in order to make the Buddha’s teachings understood to any aspiring believer. The scroll is an extremely long piece. Composed of 112 leaves, the work reaches a length of over 45 feet when completely laid out. As you can imagine, this size makes it difficult...

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Casting Call for Performance at CAM

Becoming One with Hiroshi Sugimoto's 'Sea of Buddha'

Best of 2011 / Chief Curator Dominic Molon and frieze

Healing Aspects of 'Four Mandalas'

Art Basel Miami Beach / Chief Curator Dominic Molon

'Staging Reflections of the Buddha' (voices from the company)…

Art Basel Miami Beach / Assistant Curator Kelly Shindler

Getting to Know the Actors

Misterios de Mayo Branding Featured in Print Magazine

Being is Open to Change

Brad Cloepfil Designs the Clyfford Still Museum

The story unfolds for "Goddess of Compassion"